Digger Pine

Digger Pine - Tehama County  2018

Digger Pine Branches - Tehama County  2018

"The name digger pine supposedly came from the observation that the Paiute foraged for its seeds by digging around the base of the tree, although it is more likely that the term was first applied to the people; "Digger Indians" was in common use in California literature from the 1800s. The historically more common name digger pine is still in widespread use. The Jepson Manual advises avoiding this name as the authors believe 'digger' is pejorative in origin."

Digger pine cones are quite impressive, as Mike first discovered in 1993.